EP 1508478 A3 20051026 - Load bearing article
Title (en)
Load bearing article
Title (de)
Tragestruktur
Title (fr)
Structure portante.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 64386003 A 20030819
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1508478A2] A load bearing article (1) is described and includes a plurality of elongated shells (20) having a plurality of internal reinforcing ribs (50) fixedly attached within the hollow interior (35) of each shell (20), the shells (20) reside substantially within a common plane and are fixedly attached together by means of an external molded plastic structure (53). Each elongated shell (20) has a plurality perforations (e.g., perforations 38, 41, 44 and 45) having edges. A portion of the plastic material of the internal reinforcing ribs (50) and the external molded structure (53) extends through at least some of the perforations in each shell (20), and the edges of the perforations are embedded in the plastic material extending therethrough, thereby fixedly attaching the internal reinforcing ribs (50) within and the external molded structure (53) to each shell (20). The load bearing surface (87) of the load bearing article (1) comprises (or is defined by at least) the external molded structure (53) (e.g., external molded structure (53) and at least one of, the elongated shells (20), and the plurality of internal reinforcing ribs (50)). The load bearing article is preferably formed by concurrently molding the plastic material of the plurality of internal reinforcing ribs (50) onto the interior surfaces (32), and the external molded structure (53) onto the exterior surfaces (29), of the elongated shells (20). Also described is a reversibly extendable load bearing structure (11) that includes at least two load bearing articles (1 and 1') connected together by means of a hinge (165).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B62D 33/04 (2006.01); A47B 96/00 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47B 96/07 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01); B29C 67/24 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A47B 96/00 (2013.01 - KR); A47B 96/02 (2013.01 - KR); A47B 96/021 (2013.01 - EP US); A47B 96/025 (2013.01 - EP US); A47B 96/06 (2013.01 - KR); A47B 96/07 (2013.01 - KR); B29C 37/0085 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 45/14778 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 11/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B62D 29/041 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 65/58 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 65/606 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 65/64 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 66/545 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 66/742 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 66/7422 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 66/74283 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 67/246 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 70/68 (2013.01 - EP US); B29L 2031/3002 (2013.01 - EP US); B29L 2031/737 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 6421979 B1 20020723 - FISCHER KLAUS [DE], et al
- [X] US 5190803 A 19930302 - GOLDBACH HUBERT [DE], et al
- [A] US 6446563 B1 20020910 - OHANESIAN HAROUT [US]
- [A] US 2003019403 A1 20030130 - GRUBER ROBERT V [US], et al
- [A] WO 02068258 A1 20020906 - DU PONT [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1508478 A2 20050223; EP 1508478 A3 20051026; EP 1508478 B1 20110316; AU 2004205081 A1 20050310; BR PI0403301 A 20050531; CA 2477529 A1 20050219; CA 2477529 C 20110809; CN 100390011 C 20080528; CN 1598392 A 20050323; DE 602004031807 D1 20110428; ES 2360288 T3 20110602; JP 2005170365 A 20050630; KR 20050020655 A 20050304; US 2005040307 A1 20050224; US 6892993 B2 20050517; ZA 200406540 B 20060531
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04018681 A 20040806; AU 2004205081 A 20040818; BR PI0403301 A 20040818; CA 2477529 A 20040812; CN 200410064238 A 20040819; DE 602004031807 T 20040806; ES 04018681 T 20040806; JP 2004240009 A 20040819; KR 20040064962 A 20040818; US 64386003 A 20030819; ZA 200406540 A 20060315